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Volta Region representative at the 2017 Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant, Edem, is leading her peers in the competition with the most popular votes after three weeks of performances. Of the total 99,112 votes cast as at the end of Sunday, September 10, Edem had garnered 13,774 votes followed by Baaba (Central Region) with a total of 11,970 votes while Numbu (Upper West) came third with 11,678 votes. READ: GMB2017: Ayeley grabs 3 awards, 2 for Edem as contestants dazzle Northern Region’s rep, Zeinab, is at the fourth position with 11,217 votes followed by Ashanti Region’s Yaa with 10,823. Talata from…

Former African Union Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Wednesday called on former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings at their office in Accra.  Dr. Dhlamini-Zuma and the Rawlings’s discussed the breakdown of cultural values on the continent with the former President expressing his disappointment with the violent attacks on black foreigners in South Africa. Former President Rawlings who spoke on the forthcoming leadership battle within the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa, said: “A change for the better is what most South Africans would like to see. This is the promise and expectation of most elections…

Five persons who were arrested Tuesday for misconducting themselves and assaulting some police personnel during a demonstration by some small scale miners in Kumasi have been granted police bail. They have been cautioned on assault and offensive conduct. Five others, who had weapons such as cutlasses, hammer and other implements on them are also being held by the Ashanti Regional Police Command. Ashanti Regional Police PRO, ASP Juliana Obeng told Kumasi-based  Akoma 87.9FM “we have given them bail,”  adding that they a docket on the case has been prepared and would soon be put before court. On the five persons…

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has justified the dismissal of some of its personnel, and denied claims that those affected were affiliated to the National Democratic Congress. Public Relations Officer of YEA,  Awal Mohammed, they were dismissed purely on the basis that they did not have appointment letters, and not because of political vendetta as is being claimed by some critics. He told Onua FM Wednesday that upon a headcount; some anomalies were discovered, saying “Over 2700 beneficiaries according to our findings were without appointment letters, suggesting that they were not properly appointed. “Since they cannot justify that themselves, we…

Management of GCB Bank Limited is reported to have terminated the appointment of about 1000 workers of the now defunct UT Bank Limited. The license of UT Bank as well as the Capital Bank was revoked by the Bank of Ghana on August 14, and approved a purchase and assumption transaction with GCB Bank Limited, transferring all deposits and selected assets of UT Bank Ltd and Capital Bank Ltd to GCB Bank Ltd. The Central bank in a statement said, “The remaining assets and liabilities will be realized and settled respectively through a receivership process to be undertaken by Messers Vish…

The African Union Commission has commended the Government of Ghana for implementing the Free Senior High School policy, indicating that it is a sure way of ensuring the growth of the country and Africa as a whole. Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission, who gave the commendation while speaking at an UNCTAD-organised High Level Panel Discussion in Geneva, Switzerland, said the beginning of Free SHS in Ghana would give greater impetus to the AU’s agenda of having every African child in school by the end of the decade. UNCTAD is the United Nations body responsible for development issues, particularly…

A National Treasurer hopeful for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged women not to be intimidated in their quests to contest in positions that are being occupied by men. Madam Mary Posch-Oduro said the National Treasurer position in the NPP is occupied by a male, Kwabena Abankwa Yeboah, but this will not deter her from also contesting because when it comes to monetary issues, people have more confidence in women than men. The National Treasurer aspirant made the call on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene on Tuesday while speaking from her base in Germany, where she celebrated her 60th birthday…

A National Treasurer hopeful for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged women not to be intimidated in their quests to contest in positions that are being occupied by men. Madam Mary Posch-Oduro said the National Treasurer position in the NPP is occupied by a male, Kwabena Abankwa Yeboah, but this will not deter her from also contesting because when it comes to monetary issues, people have more confidence in women than men. The National Treasurer aspirant made the call on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene on Tuesday while speaking from her base in Germany, where she celebrated her 60th birthday…

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that Parliament wants to cut down the size of committees in the House.  The leadership of the House, he said, have observed that almost all the committees including the Standing or Select Committees have about 30 members, which according to him, is too much for a single committee. The minister, who is also the Majority Leader in Parliament, said most of the time, only seven or less members are active in committee meetings. “Why have a thirty member committee when you know that only seven are going to be active”, he…

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss next week’s UN General Assembly debate as criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis grows. Some 370,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Rakhine state for Bangladesh since the outbreak of violence last month. Whole villages have been burned down. The government has been accused by the UN of ethnic cleansing. Myanmar’s military says it is fighting Rohingya militants and denies reports that it is targeting civilians. The Rohingya, a mostly Muslim minority in Buddhist-majority Rakhine, have long experienced persecution in Myanmar, which says they are illegal immigrants. They have…